Improvement in corn-planter



w. H. |-'|sH.,1|r.l Corn Planter.

Patented May 12, 1868.`

'Wein/asses:

Inventor:

N,PE\'ERS. PHOTUUTMDGRAFHER. WASHINGTON. CV

@ditch gitanaatrut @ffice Letters Patent No. 7l',808, dated May 12, 1868.-

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: l

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H.AFISH, J'r., of Scarsdale, in the county of Westchester, and State of Iflew York, have invented a new and improved CornfPlanter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the -art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, forming part of, this specification.

This invention relates to anew and improved device for planting corn and other seed in hills; and it conp sists in a novel construction and arrangement of certain parts, as herein shown and described, whereby the seed may be dropped regularly at proper intervals. v In the accompanying sheet of drawings--v Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my invention. Figure 2, a 'plan or top view of the same. l

Similar letters of referencerindicate corresponding parts.

A represents the frame of thevmachne, which is of rectangular form, and is provided with two handles, B

B; is supported at its rear part by a wheel, C, fitted` within the frame, and its front part by a small wheel, D,

` which is fitted in ametallic frame, E, the inner ends of thc sides of which aresccured by bolts a i'n segmentplates I; attached to each side of the front end of `the frame A, by which the front end of the frame A may be adjusted higher or lower, as desired. d

F is a hopper, which is fitted in the front part of thc frame A, and has a cut-off, G, within it; and H is a seed-slide, which works in the bottom of the h'opper, Aand has an aperture, c, in it, the capacity of which may be increased or diminished by an adjustable slide or gauge, v s I is a short spout, which depends from the hopper F, and'has a valve, e, pivoted in it at ax, a spring, j', in the spout bearing against the valve, and having a tendency .to keepitclosed, as will be seen by referring to fig. 1. At the rear of the seed-slide H there is a,pendent;projection,g,l which acts against the upperl part of the valve, as the slide approachesthe termination of its forward movement, and opens said valve, the open position of the valve bcingshown in fig. l. t

J is -a shaft inthe frame A, directly back of-the hopper F,`said shaft having an arm, i, extending down from it, and passing through the rear of the slide H, the arm passing through an elastic band, K, on theframe, which serves as a' spring, and has a tendency to kecpthe seed-slide I-I shoved forward.

L is a. bent arm or lever, which extends upward atene side of the wheel G, which hastwo pins, 'L' t', driven in it at equal distances apart, to act against the arm K and draw-.backward the seed-slide H, so that the seed may be discharged into thc spout I, the spring K throwing the slide H forward each time a. pim/t', passes the arm L.

The seed is discharged from the'spout I each -tme the slide H reaches the termination 'of its forward move mcntrin consequence-of the projection g striking the upper end of the valve e. l

In'order to insure the seed being dropped evenly in check-rows, I employ a marker, composed of a bar, M, hinged to the front part of "the frame A, and projecting from it at right angles. This bar M. may be turned or adjusted so that it may project from either side of the fra-me A; and -said bar has alslide,j, upon it,and this slide has a pendent bar, c, attached, which serves `as a marker, as it makes a small furrow in the ground. The slide j is adjustable on the bar M,`to admit of theifurrows being-made a greater or less distance apart, as may be desired. l l

This machine has been practically tested, and has been found to answer an excellent purpose. A y

The marker insures the seedabeing planted cvenlor regularly, in check-rows, and the seed may be dropped at a greater or 1ess`distance apart, by using wheels Cof different diameters..

I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patenti l 1. Thevalve e in the spout I, when arranged in connection with the seed-slide H, soas"to be operated therefrom, substantially in the manner as and for the'purpose specified.' y

2. 'Thehtting of the smalhl front whcel'D in an adjustble fame, E, secured to thcfrcni: part of the frame 4 A in the manners-llbsrtantally as angl for the purpose' set forth.

3. TheV combination of the two frnm'es A1.E,when used' in 'connection with a. seedfdtoppi-.ng mechanism, sub? sfantially as shown-and' described.

A The abve specicatibn of I1:|y-nventionV signed by me. this 25th dag o'f`February, 18.6.58.'

' W.r H. FISH, JR.

Witnesses:

WM. vF. McNAMARA.. ALEX. F. ROBERTS: 

